Is This Another Stalling Tactic?
From AP wire service: "Acting on a request from Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday that it will send a team to Tehran to work jointly on a plan meant to clear up suspicions about the Islamic republic's nuclear activities."
Iran issued the invitation to the UN agency on Sunday which is seen by many politicians as a positive step. However, a number of politicos felt this was one more in a long list of delaying tactics.
"I don't think Iran's track record is particularly noteworthy or particularly likely to give me or anyone else confidence that anything will come of these discussions," said State Department spokesman Tom Casey.
For more than two decades Iran has stonewalled the UN agency's attempt to ascertain its nuclear capability. It's hard to believe that Iran is beginning a new era of international cooperation. With no change in regime and new UN sanctions being threatened, it's more likely that Iran is just trying to wriggle out from under yet again.
Labels: Iran, nuclear, United Nations
